Recent events

The following are summaries of events that we have organised recently:

May 2008: Faculty visit and lecture with John Tomasi
Associate Professor of Political Science John Tomasi discussed "Intellectual Diversity and the Essence of Brown" and the Political Theory Project. The event was hosted by Brown alum Nicole Gill.

April 2008: Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Ballet
25 Brown alumni and friends met at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden to see the Royal Ballet's production of The Sleeping Beauty. Set to wonderful music by Tchaikovsky, we enjoyed the ballet and mingled over drinks in the intermissions.

February 2008: All Ivy Plus Winter Cocktail Reception
Alumni from Brown and other Ivy Universities got together for the 16th Annual All Ivy Plus Reception. The Reception, at the East India Club in London, was a great success.

December 2007: Brown Club Xmas Drinks
A good crowd turned out for our end of year party at Pagliacci's in Holborn. Alumni from all classes attended to spread a little seasonal cheer.

November 2007: Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
We just celebrated our Annual Thanksgiving dinne at the East India Club. Alumni, students and friends joined to celebrate this special day in an atmosphere of friendship and fellowship.

October 2007: Young Alumni Drinks
The evening was an informal occasion and a great opportunity to meet fellow Brown alumni in Londonto start the new academic year.

July 2007: Second US Alumni Summer Reception
Following the success of the 2006 event, US alumni gathered at the Savile Club for the second annual summer reception. Brown was well represented along with alumni from many other US universities.

June 2007: Former RI Sen Lincoln Chafee on US Middle East Policy
Senator Chafee discussed US Middle East policy and the dichotomy between the Bush Administration's words and actions. He was joined at the East India Club reception by Barbara Stallings and Geoffrey Kirkman of Brown University's Watson Institute. Read the BAM profile of Senator Lincoln Chafee here

June 2007: Brown Men's & Women's Crew at Henley
The Brown Women's Varsity Crew A, coached by John and Phoebe Murphy, won the Remenham Cup for 'Elite Eights" late Sunday afternoon with a resounding 2 length victory over Radcliffe-Harvard, in the finals. A number of Brown parents and US alumni have been at Henley to support the team.

April 2007: BRIO Scholarship Reception
The Brown Club of the UK hosted a Brown International Scholarship reception on Monday, 16th April at 7pm at the Albion Gallery, Battersea. Over $50,000 was raised towards a new BRIO Scholarship fund. Thank you to all to gave generously and who attended the event.

March 2007: Private tour and dinner at Tate Modern
The Brown Club of the UK arranged a private tour of Tate Modern's permanent collection on Friday, March 23rd, followed by a three course dinner at Cafe 2 looking out over St.Paul's Cathedral.

February 2007: All Ivy Plus Winter Reception
The Brown University Club of the United Kingdom and the Cornell Club of London hosted the 15th All Ivy Plus Winter Cocktail Reception at the East India Club in London. The Club was formed in the middle of the 19th century and its original members were servants of the East India Company. Over 200 alumni from US colleges attended the 2007 event.

January 2007: An Evening with Brown Professor Tim Harris
The BCUK organised a talk by Brown Professor Tim Harris entitled "Towards Cultural History of Prejudice in Early Modern England". The event was hosted at alumni Nicole Gill's house and was a great success. To find out more about History Professor Tim Harris and his academic interests, please visit the Brown website here

December 2006: Brown Alumni Christmas Spirit
A good sized crowd turned out for our end of year party at Pagliacci's in Holborn. Alumni from all classes attended to spread a little seasonal cheer.

November 2006: Thanksgiving Dinner
Our annual Thanksgiving dinner, co-hosted by the Cornell and Brown alumni Clubs, welcomes alumni from Cornell, Brown and Penn, parents, students and friends to join in celebrating this special day in an atmosphere of friendship and fellowship.

President Simmons and Professor Donoghue in London, September 2006
Brown University President Ruth Simmons hosted an event at the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington to give a talk centered on life at Brown and her vision for the University over the coming years.

The event also featured a presentation from Professor John Donoghue '79 of the Neuroscience Department entitled: 'Mind Over Matter: Turning Thoughts into Action with Technology.' Professor Donoghue leads a team that has recently published detailed clinical trial results that show a tiny new brain sensor allowed a quadriplegic to open a prosthetic hand, control a robotic limb and move a computer cursor using thoughts alone.

Photo gallery can be viewed here.

2006 US Alumni Summer Reception, July 2006
The event was co-hosted by the Brown Club of the UK and the Cornell Club of London at the Saville Club in Mayfair, and is sure to become an annual fixture.

Summer Drinks, June 2006
An informal evening in Notting Hill. This was kindly hosted by Jennifer Ketay '63 and Todd Andrews '83 from the Alumni Relations office who were visiting London.

A Night at the Opera, February 2006
A performance of Verdi's Rigoletto at the English National Opera, with a party afterwards in the company of members of the cast.